Bibliograph

Type

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Race in mind, race, IQ, and other racisms, Alexander Alland, Jr

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-213) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Race in mind

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

48943591

Responsibility statement

Alexander Alland, Jr

Review

"The notion that intelligence is somehow related to race is a notoriously tenacious one in America. Anthropologist Alexander Alland provides the most comprehensive overview of the recent history of research on race and IQ, offering critiques of the biological determinism of Carlton Coon, Arthur Jensen, Cyril Burt, Robert Ardrey, Konrad Lorenz, William Shockley, Michael Levin, Leonard Jeffries, Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray, J.P. Rushton, and H.J. Eysenck. This reasoned, authoritative history also explains the basis of evolutionary genetics for the general reader, concluding that biologically, "race" cannot explain human variation. Written in a lively, conversational style, Alland imparts real, substantive scientific arguments and cuts through the ideological posturing and jargon that so often characterize our discussions about race, showing us a more nuanced and scientifically valid way to understand the diversity that is the human condition."--Jacket

Sub title

race, IQ, and other racisms

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